Peter Jackson recently directed a trilogy of movies that are an adaptation of the book The Hobbit. There are some disappointments in the films such as the additional characters and storylines. Some of the supplementary storyline does help to serve as a backstory and shed light on why the characters are undertaking what they are on the expedition. However a majority of the additions to the movie only function to confuse the watcher on what was happening and generate action for the spectators when
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A quote from the boy in the striped pyjamas “Childhood is measured out by sounds and smells and sights‚ before the dark hour of reason grows.” This quote states that when you are a kid you do not know much about reason or understand sarcasm and things like that and so the other part of the quote means that instead of reason a child understands only what they see for themselves of what people have told them. This quote is not appropriate for the film because in the film Bruno goes and see a
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like knowing about greeks god and goddesses was happy about the movie. I see that the greek epic was indeed rich in culture. In this movie i can have an idea of what happens before. its a good thing that there’s a movie like this . it really help us students because i think that we can much more understand the odyssey if were actually watching it eventhough that the teacher already taught it . it seems that the students
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For this assignment I watched the movie The Giver because although I had read the book before I didn’t actually remember much about it. Even though the book is better than the movie‚ I actually really enjoyed the movie and found it extremely interesting. It all begins with the memories from the past were being erased and a boundary being set to keep the memories away. Everyday everyone would mandatorily have to get injected even though they didn’t know why‚ they would happen because they found to
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The Boy In The Striped Pyjamas is a story that was based around the time of the Holocaust. Throughout the novel‚ a series of events leads to a German boy making an unlikely friendship with a Hewish boy. Firstly‚ the ability of Bruno and Shmuel to support each other’s needs plays a significant role in the initial development of their friendship. Additionally‚ the realisation of their shared similarities helps to further strengthen their friendship. Finally‚ their ability to accept one another despite
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Books and movies of books all have many similarities and differences. To Kill a Mockingbird is no different when it comes to the book and the movie. In this essay I will be explaining the similarities and differences between the two. There are many similarities between the book and the movie of To Kill a Mockingbird. First of all‚ Tom Robinson died escaping from prison in the movie and the book. I think Tom’s death was a very important part of the story. Another thing that was the same with
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Mary Sow The plot that leads to the revelation of the scandal in the newspaper and the suicide of the three protagonists is similar in both the novel and the film. However‚ there are visibly several differences between the film and the novel. Unlike the novel‚ where the author Junichiro Tanizaki takes his time to vividly express events‚ the film has a relatively shorter span to fit the same plot. However‚ it is the film whose scene seems to better capture the emotions of the audience. The plot is
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A movie story set during the Holocaust‚The Boy In The Striped Pyjamas is both heart-warming and heartbreaking. It is a touching story of an odd friendship between two boys in horrendous circumstances and a reminder of man’s capacity for inhumanity. Bruno is a nine years old boy growing up in Berlin during World War ll. He lives in a five-storey house with servants‚ his mother and father and 12 years old sister‚ Gretel. His father wears a fancy uniform as he is a soldier. One day their family decide
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John Boyne’s novel The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas‚ set in 1943‚ emphasises perspective to challenge and critically shape the audience’s views on the period surrounding the Holocaust during World War II. Through a multitude of language techniques involving contrast‚ foreshadowing and characterisation‚ this novel focuses on two extremely similar‚ yet different young boys whose unlikely fates entwine. Boyne’s novel skilfully views both contrasting perspectives‚ whilst cultivating a touching‚ heartbreaking
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The Westing Game‚ a book and movie of the mystery genre‚ is an exciting book by Ellen Raskin. The Westing Game book and movie contain many similarities and differences that are worth watching or reading. The book and movie are different and alike in many ways. The Westing Game starts out at a place called Sunset Towers‚ even though all of the windows are facing west. Many heirs of the great Sam Westing are called over to live there for many purposes‚ one being to play a game to find out who will
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